Down on the Farm

Minor League Player of the Day: Bakersfield 3B, Juan Silverio, went 5-5 for the Blaze. On the season, Silverio is hitting .278/.297/.443 with 12 homers. He’s 22 and in his 3rd year in High A, playing the last two for the White Sox in Winston-Salem.

Southern League All-Star Shaun Ellis started and threw 4 innings of 2 hit-shutout baseball, walking 2 and striking out 3. The bullpen held the Bears hitless the rest of the way. Parker Frazier picked up the win with 3 innings, walking 2 and striking out 3. Chris Manno threw 2/3, and Trevor Bell picked up his 8th save with an inning of work. Josh Ravin threw 1/3, but walked two.

The Blaze jumped out to an 8-0 lead, then held on to win. They were led by Juan Silverio, who went 5-5. The only other Blaze hitter to have more than one hit was Kyle Waldrop, who went 2-4 and hit his second inside the park homer of the season (16). Junior Arias also homered (2).

The Reds jumped out front 7-0 and never looked back. Aristides Aquino went 2-5 with a double and homer (2), Kevin Franklin went 2-4 with a double, Jose Fernandez went 2-4 with a triple, and Kevin Garcia went 2-5.

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3 thoughts on “Down on the Farm”

Who is this kid Seth Mejias-Brean? Seems like he is tearing the cover off that ball in Dayton. Did the Reds draft him in the late rounds recently and get lightening in a bottle. I know he’s young and its A Ball. But a promising start to a pro career.